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East Africa: What's Likely to Kill You? Respiratory, Heart Diseases
East African, 11 February 2018
Health experts are sounding the alarm over non-communicable diseases, which now top the list of the region's killers. Read more »
According to a World Health Organisation report, over 600,000 people die annually from respiratory problems such asthma. East Africa has been identified as one region where it has become a major burden.
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